Will Patton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 June 1954 · Charleston, South Carolina, USA
William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor and audiobook narrator. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. He also appeared in the films Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds and The Punisher. He appeared opposite Kevin Costner in two films: No Way Out (1987) and The Postman (1997). He won two Obie Awards for best actor in Sam Shepard's play Fool for Love and the Public Theater production of What Did He See?.
Known for
Acting 100
- 2026The Ice at the Bottom of the World
- 2026Ruby Road
- 2026You Can't Win as Foot and a Half George
- 2025Train Dreams as Narrator (voice)
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 as Owen Kittredge
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 as Owen Kittredge
- 2024Janet Planet as Wayne
- 2022Halloween Ends as Frank
- 2021Halloween Kills as Officer Hawkins
- 2021Safe as Francis
- 2021The Forever Purge as Caleb Tucker
- 2021The Devil Below as Schuttmann
- 2021Minari as Paul
- 2020Sweet Thing as Adam
- 2020Blood on Her Name as Richard
- 2019Hammer as Stephen Davis
- 2019Radioflash as Frank
- 2018Halloween as Officer Hawkins
- 2018An Actor Prepares as Wisdom
- 2018Boarding School as Dr. Sherman
- 2018The Scent of Rain & Lightning as Senior
- 2018Salvage as Guy Hill
- 2017Megan Leavey as Jim
- 2016American Honey as Back Seat Cowboy
- 2014The November Man as Perry Weinstein
- 2013Abigail Harm as The Visitor/Narrator
- 2012The Girl as Tommy
- 2011Waking Madison as Steven Walker
- 2011Meek's Cutoff as Soloman Tetherow
- 2010Knucklehead as Vic Sullivan
- 2010Princess Kaiulani as Sanford B. Dole
- 2010Brooklyn's Finest as Lt. Bill Hobarts
- 2009The Fourth Kind as Sheriff August
- 2009The Canyon as Henry
- 2009The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
- 2008Wendy and Lucy as Mechanic
- 2008The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond as Old Man Dobyne
- 2008American Violet as Sam Conroy
- 2008Lucky Days as J.C.
- 2007Dog Days of Summer as Eli Cottonmouth
- 2007A Mighty Heart as Randall Bennett
- 2007Code Name: The Cleaner as Riley
- 2007The List as Michael Harriston
- 2006Road House 2: Last Call as Nate Tanner
- 2004The Last Ride as Aaron Purnell
- 2004The Punisher as Quentin Glass
- 2004Family Sins as Philip Rothman
- 2002The Rough South of Larry Brown
- 2002The Mothman Prophecies as Gordon Smallwood
- 2000Remember the Titans as Coach Bill Yoast
- 2000Trixie as W. 'Red' Rafferty
- 2000Jesus' Son as John Smith
- 2000Gone in Sixty Seconds as Atley Jackson
- 1999Entrapment as Hector Cruz
- 1999Breakfast of Champions as Moe The Truck Driver
- 1998I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Preacher
- 1998Armageddon as Chick
- 1998All Revved Up as Sean
- 1997The Postman as Bethlehem
- 1997This World, Then the Fireworks as Lt. Morgan
- 1997Inventing the Abbotts as Lloyd Abbott
- 1996The Spitfire Grill as Nahum Goddard
- 1996Fled as Gibson
- 1995Copycat as Nicoletti
- 1994Tollbooth as Dash
- 1994Judicial Consent as Alan Warwick
- 1994The Puppet Masters as Dr. Lawrence Graves
- 1994The Client as Sergeant Hardy
- 1994Natural Causes as Michael Murphy
- 1993The Paint Job as Wesley
- 1993Romeo Is Bleeding as Martie
- 1993Taking the Heat as Hadley
- 1993Midnight Edition as Jack Travers
- 1992Lincoln and the War Within
- 1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story as Frank Maxwell
- 1992In the Deep Woods as Eric Gaines
- 1992In the Soup as Skippy
- 1992Cold Heaven as Father Niles
- 1991Deadly Desire as Giles Menteer
- 1991The Rapture as Deputy Foster
- 1991Dillinger as Melvin Purvis
- 1990Bright Angel as Woody (uncredited)
- 1990A Shock to the System as Lieutenant Laker
- 1990Everybody Wins as Jerry
- 1990Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
- 1989Signs of Life as Owen's Father
- 1988Wildfire as Mike
- 1988Stars & Bars as Duane Gage
- 1987No Way Out as Scott Pritchard
- 1987A Gathering of Old Men as Lou Dimes
- 1986Belizaire the Cajun as Matthew Perry
- 1985After Hours as Horst
- 1985Desperately Seeking Susan as Wayne Nolan
- 1985Variety as Mark
- 1984Chinese Boxes as Marsh
- 1984The Beniker Gang as Forest Ranger
- 1983Silkwood as Joe
- 1983King Blank as Bar Customer
- 1981Kent State as Peter
- 1979Minus Zero as Schreiber
Production 1
- 2026Ruby Road · executive producer